Hi everyone,
I have a midi clip. I would like to have the length of the midi clip be one bar in the time. Like at the top it says
"bar1----------bar2---------bar3----------etc."
i want to make my midi clip line up into the first bar, so if i loop it the midi will always start on a bar marking. How would i do this?
Thanks,
CRG23
(Sorry its a dumb question, but im just getting in to digital audio production)
Easy n00b question: How to edit tempo etc...?
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
To make the length of the midi clip equal one bar, first select the midi clip by clicking on it. Then in the context sensitive menu at the bottom of the screen, look for the button marked "Auto tempo". Click on that, then choose "set the edit's tempo based on this clip's length", then from the next menu choose "Assume clip length=1 bar"
There's obviously other options you can play with there too.
To make the midi clip line up on the first bar, mouse over the top of the midi clip, on the little bar at the top of it until the mouse pointer changes to a hand, then click and drag it to wherever you want. If you make sure "snap" is enabled in the bottom right the clip will snap to the bar lines.
chico
There's obviously other options you can play with there too.
To make the midi clip line up on the first bar, mouse over the top of the midi clip, on the little bar at the top of it until the mouse pointer changes to a hand, then click and drag it to wherever you want. If you make sure "snap" is enabled in the bottom right the clip will snap to the bar lines.
chico
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 33 posts since 29 May, 2005
Hmm, that didn't work quite right. It adjusted the temp but the timecode doesnt align with the midi clip. I want to have it so that i can have a clip start at bar1 and end exactly on bar2.
How could i do this in tracktion? Chicos system only slowed and speeded the tempo. I want to adjust the top markers.
Thanks,
CRG23
How could i do this in tracktion? Chicos system only slowed and speeded the tempo. I want to adjust the top markers.
Thanks,
CRG23
It all 'bout da muzak, foo.
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
I'm not sure i get what you're tying to achieve here, but try this instead;
Hold down the Alt key, and then click and drag the coloured arrow at either the top right or left of the toolbar of the midi clip. That will stretch the notes in the clip, you can drag it till it fits the markers.
Hold down the Alt key, and then click and drag the coloured arrow at either the top right or left of the toolbar of the midi clip. That will stretch the notes in the clip, you can drag it till it fits the markers.
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRian
- 755 posts since 4 Jun, 2004
Do what Chico previously suggested but FIRST go to timecode and uncheck 'remap clip positions when tempo is changed', then it should work!
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
That may work, but depending on what he's trying to achieve it might bugger up the position of the notes in the midi clip. Especially if the tempo gets dropped, he's likely to lose a load of midi notes from the clip.frankvg wrote:Do what Chico previously suggested but FIRST go to timecode and uncheck 'remap clip positions when tempo is changed', then it should work!
But one of the two methods should end up where he wants to be, depending on where that is, of course ...
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRian
- 755 posts since 4 Jun, 2004
Okay, whatever you do, DON'T uncheck 'remap clip positions'!
Was this enough to confuse you even more?
Was this enough to confuse you even more?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 33 posts since 29 May, 2005
Umm?
I'm a bit confused now.
But yes, I figured out how to stretch the midi clips. However i dont want to change the midi clip, i want the bars on the timecode to correspond with the beginning and end of the clip bye stretching out the timecode and changint he BPM.
I'm a bit confused now.
But yes, I figured out how to stretch the midi clips. However i dont want to change the midi clip, i want the bars on the timecode to correspond with the beginning and end of the clip bye stretching out the timecode and changint he BPM.
It all 'bout da muzak, foo.
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
Perhaps if you explain what you're trying to achieve I'll be able to understand how that's different from the two ways i've already suggested to do it?
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 33 posts since 29 May, 2005
Ok, I will try. All the clips in my song are either 5 or 10 seconds long. It is alot easier to line up the timing if beats and bars and everything line up with the timing in the midi clip. So what I want to do is make the timecode at the top match the end and beginnings of my midi clips.
So exactly on bar one. I want to have a 5 second clip. Then at the end of that clip, it will be bar 2. I pretty much want everything to line up nicely.
So exactly on bar one. I want to have a 5 second clip. Then at the end of that clip, it will be bar 2. I pretty much want everything to line up nicely.
It all 'bout da muzak, foo.
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- KVRian
- 755 posts since 4 Jun, 2004
Okay: let's try again!
First you do what chico suggested first.
Choose 'autotempo' and clip length= 1bar.
Second you do what chico suggested next: alt-drag the right handle to snap to one bar (make sure you have snap enabled).
So you have to do both in that particular order. It is a bit strange but there's probably a good reason for it (Jules....?)
Hope that helps.
First you do what chico suggested first.
Choose 'autotempo' and clip length= 1bar.
Second you do what chico suggested next: alt-drag the right handle to snap to one bar (make sure you have snap enabled).
So you have to do both in that particular order. It is a bit strange but there's probably a good reason for it (Jules....?)
Hope that helps.
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- KVRist
- 212 posts since 23 Feb, 2003 from Charlotte, VT
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